A new autism diagnostic tool could enable earlier detection — and it’s as simple as going to the bathroom. The breakthrough ...

A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases examined the effects of prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and vaccination on subsequent infection with the severe acute ...

The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health, even more so with new obesity drugs changing the conversation about weight and well-being. Now a study reasserts ...

In a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, researchers investigated the impact of temperature exposure on children's mental health and cognition during prenatal and early childhood periods.

There are well-documented mental health benefits to pet ownership, as much research has shown. Indeed, we know there are some physical benefits as well, as dog owners tend to have more active ...

While regulators and educators scramble to make sense of generative AI’s impact on adults, a quieter, more urgent reality is emerging. Children are already deep into using these tools, and the tools ...

Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found. Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found. This is the first ...

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab older weight-loss drug Saxenda helped children between the ages of 6 and under 12 reduce their body mass index by 7.4% in a 56-week ...

Investigators based at Monash Children's Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne report that a once-daily intranasal saline spray resolved obstructive sleep-disordered breathing symptoms in ...

Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal of ...